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Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright (3DS) Screens
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Anasui Kishibe
Banned
the problem i see with 3D Phoenix is that he looks more like a human being, thus more serious and the crazy bits around him don't seem to fit too well, i.e. his hair
still, buying this
still, buying this
A Link to the Past
Banned
Phoenix is supposed to look stiff; he's a lawyer.
Sapphire Dreams
Member
<3Maya, I wish I understood Japanese.
Is it me or are the 3D models for the main characters in those screenshots much better than the original media, which when we first saw this game it was the other characters looked better now its the main characters look better. They seem to have more polish which is pretty good.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
trinest said:
they kind of look the same to me
JoshuaJSlone
Member
So one aspect of this crossover that I have been wondering about: fonts. It recently struck me that, at least with the localizations, each series' DS games have been pretty consistent in what font(s) they use. I'm wondering what this game does, but having not played any of them in Japanese and not being a Japanese speaker, I can't determine anything from those shots.
Oni Link 666
Member
It looks good. I'm hoping we get to see some other scenes though. I want to see some investigation sites or puzzles.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
what will the gameplay be like for this one again? Layton or AA gameplay or a mix?
milkyjay20
Member
the problem with phoenix's 3D models is that he looks a little too dumb and naive, and he is anything but.
not a big deal tho. as long as the writing and puzzles are top-notch, i'm all in. what is shu takumi's role in this game?
not a big deal tho. as long as the writing and puzzles are top-notch, i'm all in. what is shu takumi's role in this game?
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Maya looks AMAZING.
After playing the Layton games and then getting around to finishing the Phoenix Wright games (& Apollo Justice), I wish Level-5 wasn't doing the story, dialogue, or characters.
Phoenix Wright games have Layton beat in all of those categories, the story is more engaging, the dialogue is better, funnier, and gives life to the characters, the characters are actually unique.
In Layton, everything takes a backseat to the puzzles(not necessarily a bad thing), there are many characters but 95% of them you will forget about by the end. The story is just there, it's simple and just serves as a purpose for the puzzles. But at least the puzzles are good.
Do we know who is in charge of what for this game? Anybody from Capcom working on it?
Phoenix Wright games have Layton beat in all of those categories, the story is more engaging, the dialogue is better, funnier, and gives life to the characters, the characters are actually unique.
In Layton, everything takes a backseat to the puzzles(not necessarily a bad thing), there are many characters but 95% of them you will forget about by the end. The story is just there, it's simple and just serves as a purpose for the puzzles. But at least the puzzles are good.
Do we know who is in charge of what for this game? Anybody from Capcom working on it?
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Ugh, why 3D?
The characters look like ASS.
The characters look like ASS.
InsaneZero
Member
Shu Takumi, the creator of the Gyakuten Saiban series, is writing.The M.O.B said:
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
The M.O.B said:
...yeah, I'm gonna have to disagree with everything you said here with the exception of the story bit. I've always preferred Layton over the Ace Attorney series, mostly because the Ace Attorney series stopped being interesting after Pheonix stopped being the main character.
The stories in the Layton games are just an excuse for the puzzle-solving (hence so many random characters giving you puzzles for some random reason), but at least they were interesting, even if they didn't make sense most of the time (Diabolical Box). Professor Layton himself is one of the best written and thought-out characters this generation, IMO.
Father_Brain
Banned
What is it with Level-5 and releasing screens at sub-3DS resolution? This and Fantasy Life...
PhantomOfTheKnight said:
Layton's entire character is "I IZ TRUE GENTLEMEN", which he repeatedly lectures Luke about over and over. He is boring. He points out puzzles, doesn't make any jokes or say anything interesting, doesn't seem to have much emotion, or just never shows it. I can't blame the Layton games for having boring characters and story, they wanted to focus on the puzzles and they accomplished that exceptionally well.
Luke is ............well............ lets not even go into which series has the best sidekicks.
Did you play Unwound Future? That game really flushed out Layton's backstory and gave him depth as a character. I agree Layton was relatively stiff in Curious Village and Diabolical Box didn't advance the series much in any way. But UF had a better story with lots of emotion mixed into all the crazy stuff. Layton came off as much more human at the end of UF.The M.O.B said:
Guess for "damage control".Father_Brain said:
-If the screen were at the exact same resolution, people would complain about the lack of "compelling textures".
-If the screen were at a higher resolution, people would complain about "bullshots".
Is more of a "here are some pics so you all know we're still making it, leave us alone!..bye!"
test_account
XP-39C²
Doesnt look too bad i think, but i'd think that sprites would look better.
insert_username_here
Member
AHHH!!!! What is with that awkward 3d character design!